Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-30
HERE AND THERE,

susan M. Martin was yesterday
adjudged pauper idiot. Her faith
er lives in Wilson's precinct.
DR.. Jno. d. Clardy and Mr.. Geo.
V. Green will read papers at the
Farmers Institute at Eminence Oct
: IL.
Yom Kippur, or the Day OF Atone
ment, was observed by Hebrew citi-
zens last Wednesday. All of their
business houses were closed during
the day.
When you come to the races, don't
forget to subscribe for the KENTUcK-
IAN before you put your money upon
the winning horse, as you might not
have the inclination afterward.
The book for subscription for
Stock In the 18th Series of the Hop
kinsville Building & Loan Associa-
tion will be opened October LIST, at
the office of Long, Garnett & Co.
The Jennie Holman Company has
been playing all the week, giving a
new piece each night. A change of
programme will be given tonight
and tomorrow night.
Mr.. Eugene O'sullivan, an attend
aud at the Asylum, was married at
Clsrksville last week to Miss Mary
McAllister, Of that city. The cere-
mony took place In the Catholic
church at Clarksville.
G f, Miles, who lives near pom,
has pear grown on a. 5-year-old
tree that measures twelve and half
inches In circumference and weighs
one pound and three fourths. Who
was the party who claimed q larger
one2
Mr.. John l.. Brame has sold his
farm Of 400 acres, east of town, to
Mr.. Henry NJ. West, taking the lat
ter's IS acre place two miles south of
town in part payment. The trade
will go into effect on the first of
January.
Mr.. I. F. Ellis was taken suddenly
sick In the Circuit Court room We'd
nesday afternoon with neuralgia OF
the stomach. He was removed TO
Hopper & Sons drug store and DIR.
Sargent called in. lie was soon re-
lieved and is out again.
VIM. Evans, COL, has had his city
hack overhauled and reprinted, and
II looks as bright as new dollar,
and lays the rest OF the turnouts in
the shade. He has the privilege OF
running his hack right up to the
grand stand at the race track, and If
you want to be properly treated, 20
out with VIM.
The Sheriff of Hickman county
arrived in the city Wednesday night,
having in charge patient from that
county TO the Asylum near
this city. He also had two prisoners
In charge whom he took to Frankfort,
yesterday, one sent up for five years,
for bigamy and the other for two, for
grand larceny.
The merchants of the city, with
but few exceptions, closed their
houses Wednesday afternoon and
gave their employees an opportunity
to go TO the fair. The weather
cleared up about noon and the day
turned out TO be pretty and pleasant.
Aside from the fact that the track
was little heavy there was nothing
to mar the success of the races.
Mrs. McReynolds, an insane wo-
man, whose home 10 near ClarksvilIe,
leaped from the accommodation train
near Springfield, Tenn, one night
recently, and though the train was
making 30 miles an hour she was not
killed. She was found at neigh
boring house the next morning, con-
siderably bruised but not seriously
injured.
The drouth was finally and effect
ually broker this week by two days
of rain. 1t did not come down in
torrents but kept ups steady drizzle
with now and then smart shower,
until the ground was thoroughly
wet, at least on the surface. We,
therefore, take pleasure in making
the announcement that the drouth Of
1887, after continuing LA days, 10 at
end.
We have been placed under re-
newed obligations to the polite and
accommodating Circuit Clerk, Mr..
Cyrus M. Brown, and his aifable dep
uty, Capt. B. L. Underwood, for cour-
tesies shown to us during Court. In
permitting the KENTUcKIAN's rep
resentatives to rummage through
their books in search of what the
public must have and can't do with
out they have patiently borne with
Interruptions and kindly aided us Ia
getting up the news on many occa-
sions. We appreciate these favors
and assure them that their kindness
will not be forgotten.
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